De Grey, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Hughes unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57501. It stands on Chapelle Creek. The Survey maps it on the De Grey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Huron quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Huron quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS De Grey quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Big Bend Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of De Grey between 1995 and 2018, burning about 110 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Lower Brule Agency | SANDY |
| 30 August 2004 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Lower Brule Agency | CURIOUS |
| 11 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Lower Brule Agency | HAWK |
| 5 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Lower Brule Agency | SHARPE 2 |
| 5 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lower Brule Agency | SHARPE |
| 27 July 2016 | Natural | 25 acres | Crow Creek Agency | COTTON WOOD |
| 27 July 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Lower Brule Agency | EARLY |
| 18 July 1998 | Natural | 40 acres | Lower Brule Agency | BUTTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of De Grey: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkranch Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
28 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Grey in 28 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | The roof was blown off of a trailer home, as reported on social media. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | Seventy mph winds downed an electrical pole along with breaking off several large tree limbs. |
| August 2019 | Hail | De Grey | - | A storm chaser reported hail stones of 3 inches or larger. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | De Grey | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding over mainly west bend road for several hours. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated with no damage reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | Winds were estimated over 60 mph with no damage reported. |
| July 2025 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | De Grey | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Grey | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261103. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



